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Sugar Act
The sugar act was to reduce the price of tax on molasses from six pence to three pence per gallon. This impacted the manufacture of rum in New England. This act also impacted foreign goods. The sugar act was made to raise the revenue from the American colonists in the thirteen colonies. http://www.landofthebrave.info/sugar-act.htm -
The Sons of Liberty
The Sons of fLiberty was a well organized political organization that was shrouded in secrecy. They were established to undermine the british rule in colonial America. They also were influential in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea Party. http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/sons-of-liberty -
The Stamp Act
This act was imposed on all American colonists and it made them pay taxes on any printed paper that they owned. These items were taxed: ship's papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards were taxed. The money that this act raised was used for defending and protecting the American Frontier. https://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm -
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The Stamp Act
The stamp act lasted about a year. The money raised was used for the protection of troops. No one liked this tax, everyone hated it. https://www.history.org/history/teaching/tchcrsta.cfm -
Repeal of The Stamp Act
British Parliment repeals the stamp act that was set in 1765. Months of protests took place to remove the act. Then, parliment voted and repealed the stamp act. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/parliament-repeals-the-stamp-act -
The Decloratory Act
This act was passed so that Parliment could pass laws on the American Colonies. This accompanied the repeal of the stamp act. They said that the taxing authority was the same in America as in Britain. http://www.britannica.com/event/Declaratory-Act-Great-Britain-1766 -
Townshend Acts
The Townshend Acts were a series of taxes. These acts divided Great Britain and the American colonies. They were a tax on imported goods, http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/townshend-acts -
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was when a group of British troops arrived in Boston. The troops provoked citizends and soldiers. There was a group of soldiers that were surrounded by unfriendly troops that then opened fire. They killed three Americans, and wounded two more. They stopped this before it got out of hand, by moving the troops to islands in the harbor. The soldiers that shot were tried for murder but they were conficted of a lesser crime. http://www.boston-tea-party.org/timeline.html -
Tea Act
Parliment passed the Tea act which lowered the tax of tea to three pences per pound. They did that to try and support the British East India Company. It completely declared Parliment's rght to keep taxing the American colonies. http://www.landofthebrave.info/sugar-act.htm -
The Dartmouth
The Dartmouth was the first ship to arrive in Boston Harbor with the 1st shipment of tea. The Darmouth were built and owned by the Rotchs. The ship was constructed in Bedford Village and launched when construction was done. The ship carried 114 chests of British East India Company tea. http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/dartmouth -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was when British ships that was loaded with tea arrived in the Boston Harbor. The citizens wanted to send the ships back to Britain, without being taxed. So, a group of men disguised as Indians boared the ship and dumped all the tea into the Boston Harbor. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/teaparty.htm
